Terrorist Material Support: A Sketch of 18 U.S.C. 2339A and 2339B
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This report discusses the two federal material support statutes that have been at the heart of the Justice Department's terrorist prosecution efforts. One provision outlaws providing material support for the commission of certain designated offenses that might be committed by terrorists, 18 U.S.C. 2339A. The other outlaws providing material support to certain designated terrorist organizations, 18 U.S.C. 2339B. They share a common definition of the term "material support," some aspects of which have recently come under constitutional attack.
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This report discusses the two federal material support statutes that have been at the heart of the Justice Department's terrorist prosecution efforts. One provision outlaws providing material support for the commission of certain designated offenses that might be committed by terrorists, 18 U.S.C. 2339A. The other outlaws providing material support to certain designated terrorist organizations, 18 U.S.C. 2339B. They share a common definition of the term "material support," some aspects of which have recently come under constitutional attack.
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Doyle, Charles.Terrorist Material Support: A Sketch of 18 U.S.C. 2339A and 2339B,
report,
July 19, 2010;
Washington D.C..
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc491428/:
accessed May 29, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
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